- impressionnable; dégoûté = squeamish = dicra = santidig
- facilement dégoûté par = to be squeamish = bod yn ddicra = dic’hoantaat
- l’enterrement (m); les obsèques (fpl) = funeral = angladd = interamant; obidoù
- le piano droit = upright piano = piano unionsyth = piano eeun
- le piano à queue = grand piano = piano grand = piano lostek
- la gamme = (musical) scale = graddfa = skeulenn
- l’école maternelle (f); le jardin d’enfants = nursery school; kindergarten = meithrinfa = skol-vamm
- qui se ressemble s’assemble = it takes one to know one; birds of a feather flock together = tebyg at ei debyg
- le larron = thief (obsolete) = lleidr = laer
- l’occasion fait le larron = opportunity makes the thief
- (s’entendre) comme larrons en foire = (to be) thick as thieves = (bod yn) gryn lawiau = en em glevet d’ober droug
I wrote this song this week inspired by the fine weather we’ve been enjoying in Bangor. It’s been sunny and almost warm during the day with blue skies, and rather cold and frosty at night.
Hints of Blossom
On a cold frosty morning in the month of February
I stepped out from my doorway to see what I could see
The birds were all singing so sweetly in the trees
And the air was so still with barely a breeze.
The sun was shining brightly from a cloudless blue sky
And new lambs were frolicking in fields as I went by
The sea was like a mirror reflecting everything
And hints of blossom on the trees just made me want to sing.
The wheel of seasons was beginning to turn
And everywhere the signs of spring were to be discerned
So with a song in my heart and a smile on my face
I walked through the world at a leisurely pace.
- un compte courant = current account = cyfrif cyfredol = kont-red
- un compte d’épargne / de dépôt = savings account = cyfrif cynilion = kont-espern
- l’épargne, l’économie = savings = cynilion = arboell
- économiser = to save (money) = cynilo; arbed = armerzhañ
- l’intérêt (m) = interest = llog = laz
- le taux d’intérêt = interest rate = cyfradd llog = feur kampi
- l’assurance-vie (f) = life insurance = yswiriant bywyd = asurañs war ar vuhez
- les nouveaux visages (m); de nouvelles têtes (f) = new faces = gwynebau newydd = pennoù nevez
- retenir son souffle = to hold one’s breath (lit/fig) = dal dy wynt
- concorder = to fit (facts) = cytuno (efo ffeithiau)
- poseur (de tapis) = (carpet) fitter; poseur = fittiwr (carpedi)
- le pépin = glitch, snag, hitch; pip; umbrella = rhwystr; dincodyn; ymbarél = skoilh; disglavier
- greffer = to graft = impio = imboudañ
Here some of the words that came up this week at the polyglot conversation group, along with a few related words and expressions.
Kernewek
bulhorn = snail
gluthvelhwenn; melhwenn = slug
kowann; oula = owl
mordardha = to surf
modardh = surf
Cymraeg
malwoden; malwen (malwod, pl) = snail
gwlithen; malwen ddu = slug
tylluan; gwdihŵ = owl
brigdonni; brigo tonnau; reidio tonnau; syrffio = to surf
pori = to surf (the web)
brigdonnwr; brigwr tonnau; syrffiwr = surfer
ewyn môr; brig y don; ewyn y don = surf
talp = nugget, chunk, lump, byte
cnepyn = nugget, nodule, lump, pommel
gwrthrychedd; gwrthrycholdeb = objectivity
Brezhoneg
melc’houed; melc’hwed; mailgorn; melc’houedenn-grogennek = snail
melc’houed; melc’hwedenn; likoch = slug
penn-kazh; toud; korverig = owl
Français
doué(e); de talent = talented
avoir du talent = to be talented
un musicien de talent = a talented musician
aux talents multiples = multi-talented
avoir plusieurs cordes à son arc = to have many tricks up one’s sleeve (be multi-talented)
elle est extrêmement douée = she is extremely talented
l’escargot (f) = snail
la limace = slug
le hibou; la chouettte = owl
Deutsch
die Streichholzschachtel = matchbox
der Streichholzschächtelchen = little matchbox
die Schnecke = snail
das Schneckengehäuse = snail shell
die Nacktschnecke = slug (“naked snail”)
die Eule = owl
- une torche flambeau = flaming torch = ffagl = torch flamboz
- une lampe de poche = (pocket) torch = tortsh = kreuzeul
- en pincer pour qn = to carry a torch for sb = caru rhywun (o bell) yn ofer
- au point = in focus = mewn ffocws, yn eglur = en e reizh
- pas au point = out of focus = aneglur, allan ohoni
- mettre au point = to focus = canoli, ffocysu = fokusañ
- agité(e) = rough (sea) = garw, stormus, tymhestlog, tonnog = rust
- négociant, marchand = merchant = masnachwr = marc’hadour
- la télécommande = remote control = teclyn pell-reolaeth = pellurzhier
- le cireur de chaussures = shoeshiner = glanhäwr esgidiau
- mendiant = beggar = cardotyn, cardotwr = klasker
- s’entendre avec qn = to get on with sb = cyd-dynnu’n dda gyda rhywun = en em glevet
- le respect de soi, l’amour-propre (m) = self-esteem = hunan-barch, hunan-dyb = karantez an-unan
- la caisse (enregistreuse), le tiroir caisse = till / cash register = cofrestr arian = kefierez
- la caisse automatique = self-service till / self checkout = cofrestr arian awtomatig = kefierez emgefre
- casissier = checkout assistant = gweithiwr cofrestr arian
- vendeur (-euse) = shop assistant = gweithiwr siop = gwerzher
- l’hydromel (m) = mead = medd = chouchenn, dour-mel
- affolé = panic-stricken = llawn braw, rhuslyd, gwyllt
- affolant = disturbing = cynhyrfus, annifyr, cythryblus = da bennfollañ, braouac’hus
- affoler = to terrify = dychryn, brawychu, arswydo
- s’affoler = to (get into a) panic = cynhurfu, rhusio, dychryn = pennfollañ
- ne t’affole pas! = don’t panic = paid â chynhyrfu!
- apprenti(e) = apprentice = prentis = deskard
- apprentissage = apprenticeship = prentisiaeth = deskardelezh
- le porte-clefs/porte-clés = key ring / chain / fob = torch allwedd = doug alc’hwezoù
- l’anneaux porte-clefs = key ring = torch allwedd = (?)
- une clé/clef de rechange / une autre (clef) = spare key = allwedd sbâr = alc’hwez da drok (?)
- un roue de rechange/de secours = spare wheel = olwyn sbâr = rod-eskemm
- l’ouïe (f) = hearing = clyw = kleved / klev
- être dur(e) d’oreille = to be hard of hearing = bod yn drwm dy glyw = bezañ fall e gleved, bezañ teñvalglev
- la brasserie = brewery = bracty, bragdy = bierezh, breserezh
- (nez) camus = pug nose = trwyn smwt = fri-togn
Short story in English:
Short conversation in Russian:
- l’appareil auditif/acoustique (m) = hearing aid = teclyn clywed = adskouarn / klevosod
- la piste = track, tracks, trail; lead, course = llwbyr, ôl, trywydd = hent, roudenn
- la piste cyclable = cycle track = llwybr beic = roudenn belo (?)
- bégayer = to stammer = siarad ag atal = gagiñ
- l’accompagnement (m) la garniture = trimmings = trimins = ambroug, gwarnitur
- les nouvelles = news = newyddion = news
- le bulletin d’informations = news broadcast/bulletin = bwletin/darllediad newyddion = lizher kelaouiñ
- la conférence de presse = press/news conference = cynhadledd newyddion = emvod kelaouiñ
- la marine = navy = llynges = marin, mordeadurezh
- une fin heureuse = a happy ending = diwedd hapus = echuiñ eürus (?)
- la noces = wedding = priodas = dimez
- le voyage de noces (voyage), la lune de miel (période) = honeymoon = mis mêl = miz mel
Here’s a song that came to me a few weeks ago and which sounds a bit like it comes from a musical – maybe I should write one :)
Everyday Adventures
Wherever you go, whatever you do,
There are adventures waiting round the corner for you.
So open your eyes, your ears and your mind,
And you might be surprised by what you find.
Watch the birds, bees and flowers,
Not the minutes and hours
And take time to think and wander and dream.
Let go your regrets and worries and frets
And let your heart fill with joy.
Here’s a recording: